Chinese Base with Ru Yi and Stylized Lotus Motif

A black glossy top, a bulging waist, and cutouts shaped like small clouds.

This base with ru yi and stylized lotus motif is from China. It is sandalwood. A ru yi is a curved, scepter-like form that is a common sign of good fortune in Chinese design, and its name is usually taken to mean wishes fulfilled. Round stand with a plain dark disc on top, ringed by a thin molded edge. The waist is lobed and swells outward, pierced with scrolling openings and finished in paws of curled legs near the ground. It is 2.25 inches high and 8.5 in diameter.

Plain on top and exuberant underneath.